Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
- Fact 2: In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47 seconds.
- Fact 3: After launching in 2025, 2,056 robots from 16 countries are participating in this year’s World Humanoid Robot Games, which includes categories for sprinting, jumping, football, boxing, and more.
- Fact 4: Tiangong Ultra also ran the 400-meter race in 38.16 seconds — beating the 43.03 second world record set by Wayde van Niekerk in 2016.
Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.
The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47 seconds. It’s one of several notable achievements to take place at the event, which can best be described as a sort of annual robot olympics that’s designed to showcase advancements in bipedal bot technology.
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Original source: The Verge
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